phil 230 - spec

• The Harm Principle


  we have obligation not to perform an act that causes harm to others
• The Harm Principle Objection:


  it centers around the idea that individual actions contributing to harm, such as greenhouse gas emissions in the context of global warming, are not sufficient or necessary to cause the harm itself
• the indirect harm principle


  we have a moral obligation not to perform an act that causes harm to others indirectly by causing someone to carry out acts that cause harm to others
• the indirect harm principle objection


  insinuates that it is on every person morally, whenever doing something that indirectly causes harm like going for a joy ride shouldn’t be put on the person, morally
• the contribution principle


  we have a moral obligation not to make problems worse
• the contribution principle objection


  things would be just as bad if i didn’t do the thing
• the risk principle 


  individuals are morally responsible for their actions if they engage in behavior that creates an unjustifiable risk of harm to others, even if no actual harm occurs
• the risk principle objection


  People should not be held morally responsible for things that are beyond their control such as accidents or events that do not result in harm despite posing a risk